Theme: aXiom: The Essence of Difference

This event revolves around the theme “aXiom: The Essence of Difference”. Axiom refers to a statement that is self-evidently true. We aim to highlight how our differences are important to our development, both in the societal and individual level which make it highly conceivable.

De La Salle University-Manila
2401 Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila
Manila, National Capital Region, 1004
Philippines

Ayen dela Torre

Ayen dela Torre is the co-founder of Where To Next, a community of travelers and artists based in the Philippines. Her purpose is to create spaces where people can explore their life stories so they can deepen their relationship with themselves, with others, and with our natural world.

Daniel Haduca

Daniel Haduca is a passionate debater from Baguio and is currently the captain of the La Salle Debate League. After spending nearly six years in the sport of parliamentary debating, he knows that there are still a lot of ideas to explore. He has multiple Grand Finals appearances and Best Speaker Awards.

Gayle Antes

Gayle Antes became one of the youngest consultants of one of the biggest healthcare companies in Southern California. Eventually, she came back to the Philippines with her family in 2014 to pursue their calling called “Business as Mission” in which they found multiple social enterprises.

Mela Habijan

Ms. Mela Habijan is the first-ever Miss Trans Global. She is also an actress, representing transgender women on TV and digital media. An active voice of the Trans Filipina community, she has been championing education on SOGIE and trans identity, forwarding LGBTQIA+ rights. She has also spoken before the Embassy of Australia, the Embassy of Netherlands, Procter and Gamble, IBM, GSK, Chevron, and McKinsey and Company. Additionally, she is a member of the Society of Transexual Women of the Philippines, Pantay Pilipinas, Love Yourself, and is affiliated with Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Philippine Financial Industry Pride.